All six companies report their financial results this week. They didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

“We are expecting a challenging week for both broad-based and mobile semiconductor names given a weak China macro environment, especially at industrial, consumer, and automotive markets, and disappointing iPhone and Chinese OEM demand,” he wrote on Sunday.

Chip stocks were falling on Monday. Shares of the semiconductor manufacturer
Nvidiaplunged more than 14% after management lowered its financial guidance for the January quarter due to lower- than-expected sales in its gaming and data-center businesses.

Nvidia said deteriorating macroeconomic conditions in China hurt demand for its gaming-graphics cards, while data-center customers were more cautious this month.

Last week,
Intel
also gave March quarter guidance that was below expectations, citing slower growth in the Chinese and data-center markets.

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